Two friends reach out across the Atlantic to try and make sense of it all: American politics, history, and society; Trump-ism and the COVID crisis. Mike is a Stanford professor, Johannes is a German journalist. Where are the United States headed? Is there hope for the future?
https://theamericanist.podbean.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 hours 11 minutes
episode 4: #4 America Votes I
The big election night in the United States is just one week away - and Mike tries hard to explain how Americans can vote for their favorite candidate for president. But, well, it's a little complicated: Electoral College, early vote counting, states...
episode 3: #3 Supreme Justice? (Amy Coney Barrett, SCOTUS, Conservative Court)
The Republican party has decided to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's spot at the United States Supreme Court with conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett. The US Senate hearings were little more than a farce. Mike feels embarassed, and Johannes wonders whethe...
episode 2: #2 Corona Crisis in the US and Europe
2020 has been overshadowed by the coronavius pandemic and the rise of COVID-19 cases in both Europe and the United States. Johannes remembers the early guidance by virologists like Professor Christian Drosten and politics from German chancellor Angel...
episode 1: #1 How is America? (Trump and Election 2020)
After a crazy week for the United States and President Trump, a lot of questions are flying around. How are the USA doing four weeks before the US presidential election 2020? Just how bad has this year been so far? And what else can come? Mike shares...
The Americanist: Podcast Intro Trailer
How is America? Let's find out. In a crucial time in US history, two friends reunite across the Atlantic to try and make sense of American politics, history, and culture. The Trump presidency, the election 2020, the science behind COVID-19 and Corona...